What is the main rationale that brutus gives in his act 2.1 soliloquy in the tragedy of julius caesar to explain his involvement in the assassination plot against caesar?
a. caesar will not become a tyrant because brutus has never seen caesar behave as a tyrant.
b. caesar will become a tyrant because caesar has the hallmarks of a tyrant and power will allow him to behave as a tyrant.
c. caesar will not become a tyrant because caesar is a nice guy without any tyrannical tendencies.
d. caesar will definitely become a tyrant because caesars' gentle personality will allow him to be corrupted.

  B. Caesar will become a tyrant because he has the hallmarks of a tyrant and power will allow him to behave as a tyrant.

Explanation:

  During Act 2.1, Brutus questioned himself about killing Caesar during the night. He knows that he was going to be crowned as King and doubt about whether or not Caesar would be corrupt by the power. He admitted that Julius is an honorable man, but the risk of getting tainted with all that power was too high. He compared Caesar with a snake egg and decided to kill him in the shell.

  I hope this answer helps you.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

what did the protagonist say?